Consider the following pairs: Site of Ashoka\'s major rock edicts - Location in the State of

Dhauli - Odisha

Erragudi - Andhra Pradesh

Jaugada - Madhya Pradesh

Kalsi - Karnataka

How many pairs given above are correctly matched? (UPSC Prelims 2022)

Question

The correct answer is [B] Only two pairs.

Dhauli — Odisha (Correct): Located near Bhubaneswar, this site is famous for the rock-cut elephant and the edicts issued after the Kalinga War. It represents one of the two \"Separate Kalinga Edicts.\"
Erragudi — Andhra Pradesh (Correct): Situated in the Kurnool district, Erragudi is a unique site because it contains a complete set of the 14 Major Rock Edicts as well as Minor Rock Edicts.
Jaugada — Madhya Pradesh (Incorrect): Jaugada is actually located in the Ganjam district of Odisha. Like Dhauli, it contains the Separate Kalinga Edicts.
Kalsi — Karnataka (Incorrect): Kalsi is located in the Dehradun district of Uttarakhand, along the banks of the Yamuna river. It is the only Major Rock Edict site in North India (excluding the Northwest frontier).

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Only two pairs The correct answer is [B] Only two pairs.

Dhauli — Odisha (Correct): Located near Bhubaneswar, this site is famous for the rock-cut elephant and the edicts issued after the Kalinga War. It represents one of the two \"Separate Kalinga Edicts.\"
Erragudi — Andhra Pradesh (Correct): Situated in the Kurnool district, Erragudi is a unique site because it contains a complete set of the 14 Major Rock Edicts as well as Minor Rock Edicts.
Jaugada — Madhya Pradesh (Incorrect): Jaugada is actually located in the Ganjam district of Odisha. Like Dhauli, it contains the Separate Kalinga Edicts.
Kalsi — Karnataka (Incorrect): Kalsi is located in the Dehradun district of Uttarakhand, along the banks of the Yamuna river. It is the only Major Rock Edict site in North India (excluding the Northwest frontier).

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